Conception, Missouri

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title: "Conception, Missouri" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["census-designated-places-in-nodaway-county,-missouri", "census-designated-places-in-missouri", "1864-establishments-in-missouri", "populated-places-established-in-1864"] description: "Census-designated place in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States" topic_path: "general/census-designated-places-in-nodaway-county-missouri" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conception,_Missouri" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Census-designated place in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Conception
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	File:ConceptionMo.jpg
image_caption	Immaculate Conception High School, April 2025
pushpin_map	USA Missouri
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of Missouri
map_caption	Location within Nodaway county
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Missouri
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Nodaway
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Jefferson
leader_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	1.97
area_land_km2	1.94
area_water_km2	0.03
population_as_of	2020
population_total	111
population_density_km2	57.17
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	1063
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	64433
area_code	660
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	29-15886
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2587060
area_total_sq_mi	0.76
area_land_sq_mi	0.75
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
population_density_sq_mi	148.00
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|name = Conception |official_name = |settlement_type = Census-designated place |nickname = |motto =

|image_skyline = File:ConceptionMo.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Immaculate Conception High School, April 2025 |image_flag = |image_seal =

|pushpin_map = USA Missouri |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Missouri |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |map_caption = Location within Nodaway county

|subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Missouri |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Nodaway |subdivision_type3 = Township |subdivision_name3 = Jefferson

|government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date =

|unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 1.97 |area_land_km2 = 1.94 |area_water_km2 = 0.03

|population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 111 |population_density_km2 = 57.17

|timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 1063 |coordinates =

|postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 64433 |area_code = 660 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 29-15886 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2587060 |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |area_total_sq_mi = 0.76 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.75 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 |population_density_sq_mi = 148.00

Conception is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 Census. Conception is home to Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery and seminary. Conception has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

History

Conception was built up chiefly by Irish Catholics. The community was named for the Catholic dogma of Immaculate Conception. A post office called Conception has been in operation since 1864 and its abbey was founded in 1873

Demographics

|align=right|2020= 111 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 111 people in the census-designated place. The population density was 148.1 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.4% White, 2.7% Asian, and 0.9% Two or more races. The gender makeup of the city was 68.5% male and 31.5% female, which is a significant outlier and is due to the male-only Catholic seminary.

There were 27 households, of which _% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together and 33.3% had a male householder with no wife present. The average household size was 4.11.

The median age in the city was 58.4 years. 12.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.1% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 38.7% were 65 years of age or older.

Geography

Conception is approximately 11 mi southeast of Maryville on US 136 and about 6 miles northeast of Guilford. It is part of the Tri-C Area being 1.5 mi miles south of Conception Junction and 2 mi southwest of Clyde. The Platte River passes 1.5 mi to the west.

Climate

| single line = Y | location = Conception, Missouri (1991–2020) | Jan high F =33.5 | Feb high F =38.9 | Mar high F =51.3 | Apr high F =62.6 | May high F =72.3 | Jun high F =82.0 | Jul high F =85.9 | Aug high F =84.7 | Sep high F =77.5 | Oct high F =65.2 | Nov high F =50.5 | Dec high F =38.1 | Jan mean F =24.4 | Feb mean F =29.1 | Mar mean F =40.6 | Apr mean F =51.6 | May mean F =62.2 | Jun mean F =72.0 | Jul mean F =76.0 | Aug mean F =74.3 | Sep mean F =66.3 | Oct mean F =54.0 | Nov mean F =40.6 | Dec mean F =29.4 | Jan low F =15.4 | Feb low F =19.3 | Mar low F =29.9 | Apr low F =40.6 | May low F =52.2 | Jun low F =62.0 | Jul low F =66.1 | Aug low F =63.8 | Sep low F =55.1 | Oct low F =42.9 | Nov low F =30.7 | Dec low F =20.7 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =0.89 | Feb precipitation inch =1.41 | Mar precipitation inch =2.42 | Apr precipitation inch =3.97 | May precipitation inch =5.15 | Jun precipitation inch =5.09 | Jul precipitation inch =5.51 | Aug precipitation inch =4.05 | Sep precipitation inch =3.74 | Oct precipitation inch =2.87 | Nov precipitation inch =1.95 | Dec precipitation inch =1.49 | Jan snow inch =5.8 | Feb snow inch =5.1 | Mar snow inch =2.1 | Apr snow inch =1.1 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.1 | Nov snow inch =1.4 | Dec snow inch =3.8 | source = NOAA

Education

Conception is in the Jefferson C-123 School District which has an elementary school and a high school located between Conception and Conception Junction in the center of Jefferson Township. Additionally, a private catholic seminary is located in Conception at the Conception Abbey.

Infrastructure

The Conception Wind Project is a small wind farm location around and south of Conception.

References

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
2. (2023). "Conception MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
3. {{GNIS. 2587060
4. {{GNIS. 716165
5. Parker, Quentin. (December 2023). "Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places". Adams Media.
6. (1958). "The origins of unusual place-names". Keystone Pub. Associates.
7. Eaton, David Wolfe. (1917). "How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named". The State Historical Society of Missouri.
8. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History.
9. "History of Conception Abbey".
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
11. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
12. "NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". NOAA.
13. "Jefferson C-123 Schools".
14. "Conception Seminary College".
15. "Conception Wind Project". Constellation.

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